BenVimes

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[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (4 children)

What is it that you think I was implying with my post?

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I don't see where I said otherwise.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (12 children)

Let's be correct here: the Christian Bible was canonized centuries after Jesus's death. That's not the same thing as being written.

I still appreciate the point you're making, though.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

I never truly appreciated this recurring gag in the Buttons and Mindy segments of Animaniacs until I had a toddler of my own.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm a sailor.

Ships sound a certain way, even when not sailing. If they ever sound differently, you know something has happened and you'll have to respond to it. Even if it's just a drill, the response is the same.

My sailing days are actually behind me, but I still get tense when I hear unusual sounds in my house or office.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 20 points 1 month ago

For French that's correct until you start talking about different sized rocks. Regular rocks are feminine, but boulders and pebbles are both masculine.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I'm extremely sensitive to changes in noise levels. Whether it's a very loud and short noise, like a door slamming, or some change in background noise, like a furnace turning on, I'm just acutely aware of it.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I do this, and I also still say the date and time in the first sentence of a voice mail.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

I played at varying levels of intensity between 2010 and 2015.

I met my first serious girlfriend through the game. It was also a long-distance relationship, and led to the frankly absurd story of how I lost my virginity, which involved a massive snowstorm and a lost passport. The relationship didn't work out, but it was formative for me as a person.

These days, I still occasionally hang out with some of my old guild mates, who still play the game. Not as much anymore, especially after our D&D campaign ended, but I still consider them some of my closer friends.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I got a free three month trial for Google's AI Pro plan, and Google wouldn't shut up about the fact that I had the offer waiting, so I gave it a shot. It's been more annoying than anything else. Gemini made me feel icky when I tried it, and now I get irritating popups asking me to use an AI tool every single time I go to type something in a Doc or Sheet

My brother in Christ, I am misusing Google Sheets to plan my character builds in Final Fantasy Tactics. I have entered all the information in the sheet by hand, and it is mostly text. This information cannot be put into a graph of any kind. I do not need your help with anything.

[–] BenVimes@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 months ago

I had a DM who did something similar. We all had to describe five NPCs that were important to our characters: two friends or family members, two enemies or rivals, and one fate-bonded character who could be friend or foe.

In addition to the RP possiblities, it also gave the DM a ready supply of NPCs to populate the setting.

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